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Page Eight THE HARDIN TRIBUNE -HERALD Friday, July 24, 1926. Treasure State Farm and Livestock HERE IS A REAL MONTANA FARM PAGE The leading articles on this page are prepared by experts of the State Agricultural College at Boze- man, where the state and federal governments are expending large sums of money in experimentation to determine the best tillage methods for Montana, and these articles are descriptive of the results of this work. Every farmer reader of this newspaper is urged to file these articles away. Greater Profits Aire Made problem, that of man power. men did not want to give up the qut , st for gold for the prosaic business of freighting, unless freighting could on Farms - Using l ng Teams turns. The only way to increase the promise astisfactory financial ri- l) 10 earning power of each man was to (From Montana State College.) Mr. Wilson, in his introduction to increase the amount of freight he the bulletin, says: could control over the trip, cheap ITII labor scarce and compar- w atively high, and land abund- \The big team came into use in horses and wagons being easily ob- ant and comparatively cheap Montana in the days of the gold tamable. So there developed the the great factor in efficient produc- rush. That is not a very great time freighter of the pioner days. a man tion in many of the dry land farm- ago. since there are still living in the Who could control withtinc to 6 n uncanny ease ing areas of Montana is that of state many men and women who his teams of from eight farming the greatest possible area came west in covered wagons in the male over till kinds of trails and un- with the least possible labor. With days when the gold fever swept der every condition. the team pull - this factor in mind, the Montana thousands of people into the new ing a string of from two to four State college extension service has communities at Bannack. Alder loaded wagons. This came about Issued its latest bulletin, \ Big Gulch and Virginia City. Yet in under conditions where there were Teams in Montana,\ by M. L. terms of years it has been long cheap horses and outfits, a heavy Wil- son. The bulletin is the result of enough for that period of big team demand for transportation, but a two years of extensiye study of dry freighting to flourish, decline, cease scarcity of man power. land farming conditions and dry and be forgotten: and for a few de- \Compare this to the condition of land farming methods in Montana cades to pass before renewed inter- the Montana dry land farmer in re - and others states and the provinces est in the use of big teams springs cent years. Land and horses have of Canada where applicable facts up in a generation of men that nev_ been comparatively low priced and might be obtained. er knew or had almost forgotten the farm profits. on the whole, low per big team experiences of the early acre. Wages for hired help have days. remained high, so if the farmer is \It is in s comparison of the big to increase his year's labor income team freighting days of the '608 and he must, as a part of his farming '70s with the increasing interest in scheme, spread his own labor over hig_teama on the _dry land farms of greater areas of his low priced Montana today, that this preamble , land. through some form of low wishes to hold the readers' atten- priced power, so as to bring the tion for a moment. Conditions that total of his profits up to a reasonable brought about the use of big teams figure. It is again a story of the in - both periods of - the state's -need -of increasing the value of a tory are here presented in analo- man's labor by the use of low priced gous, if not parallel. animals and low priced land equip - \In the middle '60s thousands of ment. pioneers came across the Great \So the conditions that are bring - Plains to the gold regions of Mon- ing about increased use of big teams Many shy at the thought of. using tana. They came in wagons drawn on Montana dry land farms today more than eight horses at a time by two or four horses, oxen or mules. are in many ways similar to condi- and extension workers occasionally Their sole object was to reach the tions that brought about the use of meet those who are highly skeptical gold camps. Once here, their horses big teams in pioneer freighting days. as to the practicability of this type and wagons were of little further It is not through man's desire to of farming., Very frequently the ob- value. The rapid growth of the min- drive big teams that such a combina- jection is encountered that it is im- ing camps where neither food, cloth- tion in favor of big teams has twice possible to hook up and unhook ing nor tools were produced, neces- come to the state. The big team is teams of a large number of horses sitated some system of transports- a result, not a cause. Man adapts without wasting entirely too much of tion of supplies. The nearest rail- himself to his environment, and the the average working day. As is road was hundreds of miles away. growing interest in big teams on pointed out in the bulletin this ob- One means of transportation was by Montana dry land farms today is jection has been successfully over- means of wagon trains. An abund- but another move in the adaptation come by the use of various time -say- ance of idle animals and wagons fa- of the Montana dry land farmer to ing devices and special harness vored overland freighting to these the conditions that he finds about features. One of the farmers stud- camps. There remained but one I him.\ led in the preparation of the bulldtin Is farming two and a half sections of land in the state of Washington. He uses big teams and averages just 30 seconds in hooking up each ani- mal. There is no lost motion when he does this, but his system and to control Fan VYced Pest short-cut methods are simple and practical. \Big teams\ in the terms of this bulletin means teams up to as high as 36 horses operated by one man and drawing •a set of farm imple- ments,- -Many large teams are _al- ready in use in the state and as farm- ing methods become better adapted to Montana conditions it is expected that their use will become still more general. Where they - are used prop- erly they have become leading fac- tors in economical production. With them farmers have been able to ex- tend their operations and reduce production costs. Big team harness and hitching equipment is not necessarily expen- sive. In fact there are farmers who make a good share of their own equipment. One of the most suc- cessful users of big teams has home- made harness made from discarded thresher belting. ITES - STI N GS ummer a ow s It est Way (From Montana State College) F ANWEED has become one of the worst weed pests in many parts of Montana, according to the botany department at Montana State college after a study of the plan pests of the state. In farming sections in other states the weed has become so serious that reports of field abandonment on its account are not inferquent. The weed is reported in many of the farming sec - For all insect bites, red tions of Montana and farmers are bug, chigger, bee, wasp, urged to take immediate steps to- wards its eradication when it first mosquito, etc., apply wet appears as its spread is rapid and baking soda or household the job of control soon becomes dif- ammonia, followed by ficult. cooling applications of— The plant is described as having a stem one or two feet in height which ICKS grown branches underc o n s i c d r e o r w a d b e l yd when conditions. not The leaves are smooth and from one and one-half to two and one-half _alkijal . inches long _and_ about one-fourth as Osete I7 Million Jars Used r...f. wide. The flowers are small and not over one -eight of an inch in diam- eter, white and grown along the branches at the ends. As the older blossoms develop into seed capsules hewer blossoms appear at the tips so that the flowers and the mature seed capsules often appear on the same branch. The seed capsules are shaped like a palm leaf fan with a notch at the tip and are about one- half an inch in diameter. When 25,000 ACRES and , , Discussing control measures, the mature they turn yellow. 10,000 ACRES AT I easy method of controlling fanweed botanists report that there is no in localities where it thrives. \The $ :difficulties are so great that some , farmers are almost ready to give up the fight. Nevertheless, we have for our encouragement the fact that some farmers raise fairly good crops In the worst fanweed sections; and , we believe that under proper man- agement profitable farming can be ' carried on in spite of this pest in any part of the state where condi- tions otherwise are suitable. , \It is probable that where this lweed has become established it will !never become comidetely eradicated 'and the problem is to keep it down to such an extent that it will not seriously reduce crop yields. The plants, especially when small, are very easily killed, but new ones ap- pear constantly. This due to the fact that seeds germinate very un- evenly. Same will start immediate- ly while others will lie dormant in the soil for months or possibly years until stimulated by cultivation. \Summer fallow is the most im- portant means of keeping down the weed in grain fields. It is absolute- ly essential to plow or thoroughly 2 Gra zing Tracts Bordering LOLO NATIONAL FOREST PER ACRE 8 9Iendid grass, stater, brans. and shade. Has a oonthern slope giving early pasture. Railroad spew touches the land. Terme: 10 per cent down, balance divided Into 10 yearly payments. BLACKFOOT LAND DEVELOPMENT CO. Drawer 1590, Missoula, Mont. VACCINATE DURING AN 1 v t ii Lederle Blackleg Aggreasin, Safe 100 Per,Cent One Dose. Vosttna I CENTS, Protects Haring Life. Aggrowaln la approved by the Mmtana State Veterinary Department, United States purest] of Animal' Industry, •Il Veterinary Surgeon's, had all rattle men who have used It. LEDEHLE AGGRESSIN I. the last wo.11 in Black Leg Vaccination Mrs E. M. Knowles, Itelena. MOntana, state distriblitor for ErDKIII.111 VACCINKLA A iricresain. A nth re x A bort Ion. I lemorrhagt• Septicaemia, Hog Cholera. White Scour/a—ail preventative and curative Biologics. Suggest to your Veteriaery aurpooti.the ose of LEDERLIC products. aggreene In 10. 26 and 80-6eee packers*. cultivate the land in the spring be- fore the plants become too large to be easily destroyed. It must then be harrowed at very frequent intervals through the summer end just before seeding. A peg or spike tooth har- row is not good for this purpose and an acme or duckfoot type of culti- vator must be used or many plants will escape. A few plants left here and there will furnish enough seed to undo what has been accomplished. The land should not be plowed af- ter the fallow before seeding. \If fanweed is abundant spring seeded grains are preferrable to those seeded in ,the fall. The weeds living over as winter annuals start more quickly than the winter wheat and choke it out, whereas if a spring crop is sown the fanweed may be de- stroyed by cultivation just before seeding and the crop will only have to start with those plants that start from the seed in the spring. These will come up and produce seed in abundance but if the work has been properly done and the crop is not sown too early while the ground is cold, they are not likely to get ahead of it, \Cutting is very injurious to fan - weed. Plants that have been cut off may produce some seed close to the ground but they do not get tall enough to choke out a vigorous growing crop. When fanweed ap- pK. , .rs in newly seeded alfalfa it is a - common and successful practice to mow the field when the plants are only a few inches high, and if neces- sary a few weeks later. The same method is worth trying with winter wheat under some conditions, but the mowing must be done before the stems of the wheat have made much growth or they will not head out. If the stem growth has started it will be necessary to set the cutter bar rather high. \Seeding to a hay crop is effect- ive where practicable, for after plowing the meadow a few years lat- er the soil is fairly free from -living fanweed seed. \Chemical sprays have been tried but offer little promise of success in this state.\ Fanweed often gets started be- cause farmers assume that seed grain is free from fanweed simply because it cannot be seen, because a vigorous campaign is not started when the first few plants appear and because of careless summer fal- lowing when an attempt is made to destroy it. About Farming Briefly Mentioning Plans and Artisttles of Montana Farmers Co -Operating with The Xxlensian Service.. ILLAGE implement demonstra- tions held in the Spring Creek and Egan communities in Flat- head county last month were attend- ed by approximately 100 farmers. At Spring Creek 60 farmers were pres- ent. The furrow drill was the ob- ject of much interest and it is plan- ned to conduct several farm tests with furrow drilled wheat next sea- son. •* • The Corn and Livestock Show will be conducted at Great Falls, October S-10. This will be the second year of the show and it is planned this year also to make it the occasion of the Boys and Girls Club fair. With the renewed interest in livestock and a stronger demand for pure bred stock than for many years, Great Palls is planning on one of the finest exhibits in the northwest. 4) • 4> More than 100 Sheridan county farmers are raising pure seed this year. Much of the seed grown will be aplaroved seed grown under the direction of the county extension of- fice and fn addition there are five growers of Marquis, two of Victory oats, two of Reserve flax and one of Hannchen barley who are applying for registration under the rules of the Montana Seed Growers' associa- tion. * During the month of June, 12 poultry house remodelling demon- strations were held in Pondera coun- ty each demonstration being the oc- casion of a community picnic. Candling, grading and marketing of eggs was also considered at these meetings for the purpose of extend- ing the export market for Pondera county eggs. Poultry growers of the county report good results from the county exhibit at the State Egg show at Butte last winter. 444 Glenn Swank of Roosevelt county has devised a three -row corn lister and a three -row lister cultivator for use on the farm. The implements appear to fit in well with the type of corn growing found quite gener- ally in the county and Mr. Swank is planning to co-operate with th ex- tension service in conducting de- monstrations with the new imple- ments. 4)4> Dates for Custer county commun- ity fairs have been set as follows: Knowlton. September 7; Ismay, Sep- tember 8; Beebe, September 9; Moon Creek, September 10; Hillcrest, Sep- tember 11; and Miles City, Septem- ber 12. 4> * , George Miller, recently appointed weed commissioner for Lewis and Clark county is conducting a num- ber of tests with various weed kill- ing solutions with considerable suc- cess. Sodium arsenite has been found effective in this work and many farmers of the county are us- ing this material. The concentrated material has been found to cost but 60 cents per gallon and this is suf- ficient to prepare 60 gallons of the solution. 4,, Richland county farmers held five community meetings and a commun- ity picnic in June with a total at- tendance of more than 500. Interest in community organizations is strong throughout the county. Fall fairs are being arranged for with the pros- pects of eight community exhibits the first week in September. * sit• A county wide poultry association is in process of organization in Still- water county. A committee of farm- ers interested in poultry production has been appointed for the purpose of determining the plan of organiza- tion. It is expected that the Still- water county plan will be similar to the successful county organizations In Pondera, Cascade. Lewis and Clark, Glacier and other counties. O 0 * Wheat growers in Phillips county who were troubled with poor ger- mination in their spring wheat seed last spring are of the opinion that some of this may have been dam- aged by the formaldehyde smut treatment. As a result many are planning to use the less injurious copper carbonate dust treatment next spring. • * Farmers of Chouteau county are interested in the results of a ques- tionnaire dealing with the use of big teams and tractors in the county. It is proposed to secure all information possible on the use of large power outfits, how they are used, types of hitches and results. C, Less Valuation in Cascade. A reduction since last year, of ap- proximately $4,000,000 in the valu- ation of Cascade county is shown in the assessment rolls. The decrease represetnting the difference between $97,665,956 in 1924 and 193.491,- 864 this year, was brought about largely through land classifications, the total value of land and improve- ments this year being $72,767,385, as compared to $75,750,000 in 1924. _ To Have a Clear Sweet Skin. Touch pimples, redness, roughness or itching, if any, with Cuticura Oint- ment, then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leave a fascinating fragrance on skin. Everywhere 25c each.—Adv. In order to increase their knowl- edg of earthquakes, some of the world's greatest scientists have ex- perimented with artificial explosions in mines, and they hope that in time they will be able to warn the inhabi- tants of volcanic districts when dis- turbances are likely to occur. 11 . 1 *Sa, ve to20 iron. the factory rsvidk•siv's seta Soul for her catalog—n.1.0. so wawa. on etter. sack110 or Kazan. ay &ea I Imam s brats ai brew Pam The FRED MUELLER. Co 418 eimmonw o SADDLE E SARNESS liscsa Oasssa oe. Co• -o• DR. ASA WILLARD GETS HIGH OFFICE DR. ASA WILLARD Dr. Asa Willard, pioneer Montana osteopath, was elected president of the American Osteopathic associa- tion at the annual convention of the organization held in Toronto. Can- ada. Dr. Willard is the third west- ern man to be elected head of the organization and the first president to have been selected from a small community. Dr. Willard has 'prac- ticed osteopathy in Missoula since 1904 and is one of the Garden City's best known residents. He has serv- ed as president and executive chair- man of the Montana Osteopath' as- sociation several different terms and also held a membership on the state board of medical examiners for years. Roll Films Developed, 10c Glossy Prints. 3c to 5c cash The Art Foto Co. 122 W. Main St., Mandan, N. D. Market Poultry and Eggs Ship them to us. We pa, the best possible prices and remit promptly. 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